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The Muppet Movie
1979
95 minutes (1 hrs 35 mins)
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Directed by
James Frawley
Starring
Jim Henson · Frank Oz · Jerry Nelson · Richard Hunt · Dave Goelz · Charles Durning
Release dates
US release22nd June 1979
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 1st Jun '79
- Debut position: 1
- Highest position: 1
- Debut gross: £553.9 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 14
Chart position history
UK box office
1 Jun, 1979
1
1
8 Jun, 1979
1
1
15 Jun, 1979
1
1
22 Jun, 1979
1
1
29 Jun, 1979
1
1
6 Jul, 1979
2
2
13 Jul, 1979
2
2
20 Jul, 1979
2
2
27 Jul, 1979
3
3
3 Aug, 1979
3
3
10 Aug, 1979
4
4
17 Aug, 1979
4
4
24 Aug, 1979
5
5
31 Aug, 1979
5
5
US box office
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1.3 Million
£1.3 Million
US total gross
$65.2 Million
$65.2 Million
Global total gross
$67.9 Million
$67.9 Million 25thframe.co.uk stats
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